Columbia County authorities charged a Martinez man Wednesday with sex crimes against a young girl over several years.

Alton Henry Rau III, 23, of Loblolly Trail, allegedly molested the now 19-year-old victim on numerous occasions when she was between the ages of 6 and 12, according to a sheriff’s office incident report.

The incidents happened at homes in Martinez and Grovetown, according to the report.

Rau is being held in the Columbia County Detention Center without bond, according to jail records.

Michael Dewayne Ware was arrested Friday about 4 p.m. on five felony counts of entering an automobile with the intent to commit a theft.

Capt. Steve Morris of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office indicated in an e-mail he sent Saturday that the 25-year-old Ware, of 4011 Sibley Court in Augusta, is the partner of Charles Derrick Larke, who was arrested Wednesday.

Columbia County authorities arrested the son of a former Richmond County schools leader Wednesday following a brief chase with police.

Charles Derrick Larke, 28, the son of former Super­intendent Charles Larke, was charged with fleeing and attempting to elude police, entering an automobile with the intent to commit a theft, and several traffic charges.

Three charged in armed robbery Three Evans residents have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in which drugs and cash were taken from a home in the West Lake subdivision.

Columbia County authorities charged Joshua Lynn Westover, 23, of the 800 block of Bridgewater Lane, Woodrow Merril Meadows III, 18, of the 900 block of Deercrest Circle, and Andrew Lee Vowell, 16, of the 1400 block of Aylesbury Drive, with burglary, armed robbery and possession of a firearm during commission of a crime.